Monday, October 06, 2008

California Company Pleads Guilty To Importing and Selling Dangerous Children's Toys - Must Pay $270,000 in Civil and Criminal Fines

Released: Monday, November 11, 2002 by CPSC

Nov

11

2002
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing today that STK International Inc. (STK), of Los Angeles, Calif., must pay $270,000 in civil and criminal penalties for importing and selling dangerous children's toys. STK must pay a $120,000 criminal penalty and the company and its President Stuart T. Kole must collectively pay a $150,000 civil penalty. Additionally, STK, Kole, and other officials of STK are enjoined from violating CPSC's toy and art material regulations and must comply with an injunction mandating that the company's toys are tested before importation.

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